Henjō

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– 0890

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Who was Henjō?

Sōjō Henjō was a Japanese waka poet and Buddhist priest. His birth name was Yoshimine no Munesada. Thanks to a reference to him in the preface of Kokin Wakashū he is listed as one of the Six best Waka poets and one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.

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Died
Feb 21, 0890

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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